You want to talk iMessage? Let’s talk iMessage. Support is insane. iMessage works, flawlessly, among every iOS version it has been ever available for. I periodically try it. iMessage is fully compatible between iOS 5 and iOS 17. It works on every iOS device that supports iOS 5 onwards. That’s a lot. Apple doesn’t seem interested in removing support, just like WhatsApp... right?
WhatsApp, on the other hand, has removed support for 5 iOS versions in two years (between 2020 and 2022, WhatsApp removed support for iOS 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11). That’s a great consumer-friendly practice, as people don’t use older devices or iOS versions, ever, and everyone has an iPhone 15. Meanwhile, WhatsApp on Android supports Android 4, the 2011 version. Very friendly.